In the last few years it seems ALL our rights to enjoy ourselves are being taken away by the Government or special interest groups. We wonder what's next on someone's agenda. The beach access is a part of this country if anyone is looking and WE are Americans who are losing another of our RIGHTS to OUR own country. The natives of the Outer Banks may not like All this Attention when Beach Goers come down,but to some it is their livielhood. So PLEASE contact those special interest groups and let them know how unhappy we are over this ISSUE unless you or I want them to win.

I lose more and more respect every day for organizations like the Southern Environmental Law Center. I understand and appreciate their mission to protect the environment and the animals native to the area. But what about the people native to the area? What about the people who go to enjoy that environment?

What I find absolutely offensive are their tactics. The parties involved are working on developing a final rule. Is an orgainization as supposedly "professional" as the SELC so threatened by allowing the process to work as designed that they have to resort to crying to the judicial system when they don't get their way? What's more, they pretty much demanded to be involved in this process and when it appears that things aren't going their way they go screaming to the courts. What a bunch of hypocrites.

Driving on those beaches to fish have been a staple of any visit to the National Seashore for many, many years. Shame on the SELC for trying to take years of enjoyment away from generations of beach visitors. Grow up. Become a part of a process that can develop rules that help to protect both interests.